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a⋅mine

[uh-meen, am-in]
–noun Chemistry.
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.

Origin:
1860–65; am(monium) + -ine 2


a⋅min⋅ic [uh-mee-nik, uh-min-ik] , adjective
a⋅min⋅i⋅ty [uh-min-i-tee] , noun

-amine

var. of amino- as final element of a compound word: Dramamine.

amino-

a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which the amino group is present: aminobenzene.
Also, -amine; especially before a vowel, amin-.


Origin:
amine + -o-
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a·mine   (ə-mēn', ām'ēn)   
n.  Any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen, such as ethylamine, C2H5NH2, that may be considered ammonia derivatives in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by a hydrocarbon radical.

[am(monium) + -ine2.]
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Main Entry: amine
Pronunciation: &-'mEn, 'am-"En
Function: noun
: any of a class of organic compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one, two, orthree hydrogen atoms with alkyl groups —see PRIMARY AMINE, SECONDARY AMINE, TERTIARY AMINE
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amine a·mine (ə-mēn', ām'ēn)
n.
Any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen that may be considered ammonia derivatives in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by one or more hydrocarbon radicals.

-amine suff.
Amine: phenylamine.

amino- pref.
Containing the radical NH2 combined with a nonacid organic radical: aminobenzoic acid.

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